AIP Forum Saudi 2026

Private executive capital governance roundtable 

Saudi Arabia’s capital-intensive organisations are making billion-SAR decisions on planning cycles that weren’t built for Vision 2030 speed.
The first AIP Forum in Saudi Arabia brings together 25 senior capital governance leaders for a private morning of peer exchange, practical frameworks, and honest conversation about what it actually takes to allocate capital at this scale.

• Date: Tuesday 6 October 2026
• Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
• Format: Private executive roundtable
• Attendance: 25 seats only

What you will walk away with – A morning that earns your time

1. A framework for linking organisational KPIs directly to investment decisions
2. Peer benchmarks on capital governance and regulatory submittal approaches in the region
3. A capital optimisation methodology you can apply in your next planning cycle
4. A firsthand account of how a major Saudi energy organisation manages capital governance at scale

Speakers – Voices from inside the challenge

1. Senior Executive
   Capital governance leadership
   Major Saudi energy organisation

   A practitioner perspective on governing capital allocation across a multi-billion SAR portfolio, the trade-offs navigated, and the outcomes achieved under Vision 2030.

2.  Guest keynote
   Capital strategy and investment governance
   To be announced

   A senior external voice on capital strategy, geopolitical risk, and investment governance in the region.

3. Rashad Samadzada
   Sales Director KSA
   IFS Copperleaf

   Leading the IFS Copperleaf Saudi Arabia team and hosting the executive session on value-based investment planning.

Agenda – A morning built for senior decision-makers

• 8:00 — Welcome breakfast and executive networking
  A private gathering of senior capital governance leaders. Informal conversation before the programme begins.
• 9:00 — Opening remarks: capital governance at Vision 2030 scale
  Setting the context and framing the morning’s discussion
• 9:20 — Saudi energy sector perspective: governing capital at scale
  A senior leader from a major Saudi energy organisation on investment priorities and fiscal discipline.
• 10:00 — Executive session: value-based investment planning and portfolio optimisation
  Led by the IFS Copperleaf Saudi Arabia team.
• 10:45 — IFS Nexus Black: live introduction
  From scenario planning to real-time portfolio re-optimisation.
• 11:15 — Board-level optimisation exercise
  How capital decisions perform under competing strategic priorities and real constraints.
• 11:45 — Guest keynote: capital strategy and investment governance in the region
  Speaker to be confirmed.
• 12:00 — Forum close and private one-to-one conversations

Who attends – You are in the right place if…

• Group CFO
  You are in the right place if you are accountable for how capital is allocated, governed, and defended across a complex group portfolio.
• Chief Investment Officer
  You are in the right place if you are responsible for ensuring every major investment decision is traceable, optimised, and aligned to long-term strategy.
• VP Capital Management
  You are in the right place if you spend too much time reconciling plans and not enough time making decisions.

The pressures shaping capital governance in Saudi Arabia

• Board approval complexity
• Fiscal discipline
• Saudi Green Initiative
• SERA scrutiny
• PIF accountability
• Geopolitical disruption

Register your interest – 25 seats available

Places are allocated by invitation following a short review. Submit your details and the IFS Copperleaf team will be in touch to confirm your place.
Your details will be handled in accordance with IFS Copperleaf’s privacy policy. Submission does not guarantee a place.

Contact: Rashad Samadzada, Sales Director KSA, IFS Copperleaf
rashad.samadzada@ifs.com